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Webster 1913 Edition


Musca


Mus′ca

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rop.
Noun.
;
pl.
Muscae
(#)
.
[L., a fly.]
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species.
☞ Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus
Musca
.
2.
(Astron.)
A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.
Muscae volitantes
.
[L., flying flies.]
(Med.)
Specks or filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.

Definition 2024


muscă

muscă

See also: musca, Musca, muscã, and mușca

Romanian

Noun

muscă f (plural muște)

  1. fly (insect)

Declension

Derived terms

  • musculiță

Related terms

  • muscar
  • muscură